Religious and ceremonial art

The essays in this book take a fresh look at the biblical data and address the contemporary questions raised by religious pluralism.

The Victorian encounter with Africa contains many micro-narratives that call for a questioning of an old consensus.

Based on an intensive study of five cooperative ministry ventures, this thought-provoking book looks at how each takes a unique approach in addressing its own mission context.

The first in-depth presentation and analysis of the imagery for Hell from the Byzantine and post-Byzantine world.

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Seit Grabdenkmäler auf den Gräbern errichtet wurden, hat die Vorstellung vom Tod und vom Leben nach dem Tod einen wichtigen Stellenwert in der Kunstwelt erlangt.

Although contemporary audiences might be tempted to regard the Lutheran confessional writings of the sixteenth century as historical relics or dusty collections of dogma, the Book of Concord remains a refreshing source of gospel proclamation and spiritual care that continues to provide clarity about the mission of the church.

What does your congregation have to do with those invisible people who pick the crops that feed your family?

Overcoming Cultural Baggage One Generation at a Time.

Mainline Christianity in the West is dying.

50 Years of Mobilizing for Frontier Missions Do not despise the day of small beginnings.

* Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 This ';epic history' (The Boston Globe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in Americafrom the Puritan era to the 2016 election.

The Trinity can be understood as a social community with members speaking and listening to one another in love, or, as Luther understood the Trinity, as conversation, then God's mission essentially involves in mission-in-dialogue.

Is the Abrahamic blessing of Genesis 12:1-3 still active in the world today?

Transforming Faith Communities argues for a model of being church that combines congregationalism with a constructive approach to church-state relationships.

Fireweed, always the first flower to spring up and bloom in ruins and burned-over places, is Elizabeth Geitz's metaphor for evangelism that comes from the heart.

This book explores the biblical interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC).

Cross-cultural ministry is extremely challenging and must be entered into with eyes wide open.

Many churches actively seek to welcome migrants through various church-based activities such as language lessons, cooking, or gardening clubs.

The Bible tells us what to believe--the gospel.

Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art--The Last Supper.

Adoniram Judson was not only a historic figurehead in the first wave of foreign missionaries from the United States and a hero in his own day, but his story still wins the admiration of Christians even today.

The term "e;public theology"e; was introduced by Martin E.

Developing an Anti-Fragile Faith Violence against Christ-followers is increasing globally.

Ecumenism in postwar Asia, institutionalized in the Christian Conference of Asia, displayed a remarkable this-worldliness from its inception in the 1940s.

Develop Leaders in Culturally Relevant WaysOften, church planters, disciplers, and pastors struggle to identify grassroots leaders and develop them in their context.

The first two essays in this book examine the biblical and philosophical basis for mission in the post-modern world, emphasising the experiential quality of mission over against the rational.

When you look at the world, what do you see?

Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived.

This book explores how member care is being practiced around the world to equip sending organizations as they intentionally support their mission/aid personnel.

Answering the Cry of the Poor in a Million VillagesThe church is facing a strategic opportunity85 percentof people living in extreme povertyaround the world reside in villages.

Is the Christian concept of grace anathema to the social structure of merit-making found in Buddhist karmic communities?

In 1938 the Reverend Henry H.

In many oral cultures local proverbs are highly regarded for their wisdom and prized for their aesthetic expression.

The book investigates the aesthetic theology embedded in the Franciscan artistic tradition.

Half of the population of the world lives in cities of one million or more.

Radical Pursuit of a Christlike Life among the NationsBeginning as an obscure sect in a backwater province of the Roman Empire, the Christian faith radiated out in all directions.

The title of this book points to a feature-the missionary family-often considered to be a distinctive of the Protestant missionary movement.

Hope and Hospitality for Migrating People Never have so many people left their homes and migrated to other parts of the world as weve seen in recent years.

Im Zentrum dieser Studie stehen zwei Hauptwerke der nazarenischen Kunst, Franz Pforrs "Sulamith und Maria" und Friedrich Overbecks "Zwei Bräute" (später "Italia und Germania").

When writers write, they are getting in touch with the image of God in them.

For the last couple decades, urban church planting has been all the rage.

This book provides the most thorough, penetrating analysis of trends in Korean missions to date.

The author's study of missionary training has taken him all over the world.